Where does “máfur” come from?

máfur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mávur, from Icelandic már, from Old Norse marr, from Proto-Germanic marhaz, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

máfur (Icelandic): Alternative spelling of mávur; gull

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of mávur; gull

Ancestry of “máfur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmávura gull, seagull
2Icelandicmárgull, seagull
3Old Norsemarrhorse; sea
4Proto-Germanicmarhazhorse
5Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “máfur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalkaz →